Stargrandbabies: The names of celebrity grandkids

Susan Sarandon is a grandmother, and MickJagger? He’s already dandling his first great-grandchild on his knee.

Time marches on, and some of those actors and rock stars whose baby name choices made headlines back in the 1970s and 80s are now welcoming another generation of creatively-named children.

Many of the original starbabies have names that were obscure, even surprising, back in the day. Oliver and Miles, Stella and Liv are all quite stylish in 2014, even if they were unusual three decades or so back.

Will it be the same for the stargrandbabies? Some of these names seem likely to catch on.

Read on for some of the most interesting – and possibly influential – grandchildren names.

Amarah- Whoopi Goldberg was born CarynJohnson, and took her stage name from a whoopee cushion. Really! But she went with the almost traditional Alexandrea for her firstborn daughter’s name back in 1973. Alexandrea – usually known as Alex – is the mother of Whoopi’s first grandchild, AmarahSkye. Amara is a traditional Igbo name meaning grace. It also shares sounds with all of the amor-inspired lovelies: Amy, Amice, and Amoret.

Delilah- RodStewart is still having babies. His eighth child was born in 2011. Just a few months later, daughter Kimberly welcomed DelilahGenoveva, making Rod a grandpa. Delilah’s dad is actor Benicio del Toro, so this birth announcement got an awful lot of ink. But the name had already been launched, thanks to 2007’s hit song “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s.

Leandro- Robert De Niro is another mega-star with kids and grandkids the same ages. Leandro is his grandson, the daughter of Drena De Niro. Leandro makes for a nice Italian heritage choice. Other De Niro grandchildren have equally lovely, but more conventional names, including Nicholas and Alexandria.

Marlowe- Susan Sarandon suggested that her daughter, Eva Amurri, would choose something unusual for her baby-on-the-way. Susan’s granddaughter certainly has a stylish name, but Eva and husband KyleMartino didn’t go too far when they chose MarloweMae for their firstborn.

Milo- LivTyler has graduated from video vixen to serious actress and mom of one. StevenTyler’s daughter and her ex-husband, musician RoystonLangdon, named their son Milo in 2004. It’s a geek chic choice for a rocker’s grandson.

Olivia- Not every celebrity grandkid has an unusual appellation. Colin Hanks, son of Tom, played it safe when naming his daughters with wife SamanthaBryant. Tom’s granddaughters answer to the down-to-earth names Olivia and Charlotte.

Pablo- Maybe my favorite story on this list is BobDylan’s grandson, Pablo. The Spanish form of Paul seems more spirited circa 2014. Plus, PabloDylan is also an aspiring songwriter and musician, just like grandpa – only Pablo is a rapper.

Poppy- Second-generation actress Jessica Capshaw made Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg grandparents 2007, with the arrival of son LukeHudson. Daughters EveAugusta and PoppyJames followed. Poppy is huge in the UK, but remains under-the-radar in the US, where the name has never cracked the US Top 1000.

Tatia– Trivia question: who was the first of the Beatles to become a grandpa? RingoStarr. His son Zak welcomed TatiaJayne in 1985. Tatia is now a rocker in her own right, a bass player for Belakiss. They’re big in Japan.

Wilder- Yet another Goldie grandkid! WilderBrooks was born in 2007. With brother Bodhi Hawn and sister RioLaura, it makes for a great sibset – daring and unexpected, but not outlandish.

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Abby

Abby Sandel is nameberry's Senior Editor and resident Name Sage. Look for her baby name news round-ups every Monday, and her Name Sage columns on Wednesdays. Abby is the creator of the baby name blog Appellation Mountain and mom to Alex and Clio.